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Daisy: You know, our government should follow the lead of others, like Portugal, and decriminalize the personal use and possession of all drugs, including heroin and cocaine. Nancy: But wouldn't that cause an explosion in the rate of drug addiction? Daisy: ------ Nancy: Really? If that is so, we must consider it seriously.
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People wrongly tend to confuse decriminalization with legalization. |
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No. On the contrary, Portuguese drug addicts rushed into drug-treatment programmes when the rules changed, and overall drug use across society has declined remarkably. |
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Actually, the Portuguese were fearful at first that the prestige of their country would be undermined. |
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In Portugal, the number of addicts registered in drug-substitution programmes rose from 6,000 in 1999 to over 24,000 in 2008 |
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Despite the criticism from the opposition parties, the Portuguese government took this courageous decision in 2001 |